Chief narcologist of Russia Nikolai Ivanets and Chairman of NSNBR A.G. Ognivcev
It was stated at the conference that Russia has put a great contribution into the struggle against drug terrorism in 2005: 138 tons of narcotic means were arrested; U.S. and Afghan specialists managed to seize 142 tons of hashish, 42.5 tons of opium and 5.5 tons of heroin; this is the greatest contribution of the Great Powers in human protection from narcotic aggression in 2005.Russian and American scientists carried out a great deal of work in treatment of drug sufferers, and positive results were obtained. This was stated at the conference by N.N.Ivanets (Professor, Correspondent Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Director of the National Research Center of Narcology” of the Ministry of Health and Social Growth, Moscow) and Professor I.Maremani (Italy).